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Mount Rainier Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Seattle WA

315 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025



.SYNOPSIS...Expect strong winds near the Summit and Camp Muir

through Saturday. Rain and high elevation snow, heavy at times, 

is slated for Monday. Periods of heavy snow is forecast Tuesday

and beyond with lower snow levels. 



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.IMPACTS...Strong winds in alpine regions on the mountain, 

including the Muir snowfield, will make it difficult to move 

safely and could produce local whiteout conditions. A high level 

of skill and experience in alpine terrain, including use of GPS, 

is recommended for navigation and camping in these conditions.



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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 11500 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 11000 feet. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow

after midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet. 

.SUNDAY...Rain and snow in the morning, then rain and snow likely

in the afternoon. Snow level near 6500 feet. 



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Temperature and wind forecasts for selected locations.



                       Fri    Sat    Sat    Sun  

                     Night         Night        



Summit   (14411 FT)     20     16     15     15

                      W 60   W 50  SW 65  SW 50 



Camp Muir(10188 FT)     36     34     29     26

                      W 45   W 30  SW 40   W 40 



Paradise  (5420 FT)     36     48     35     39

                      W  5   W  5  SW 10  SW 10 



Longmire  (2760 FT)     40     57     42     47

                      Calm   E  5  SE  5   S  5 



++ Temperatures and wind for the summit and Camp Muir are average

   conditions expected in the free air at those elevations.

++ Temperatures for Paradise and Longmire are the expected highs and

   lows. Wind is the average wind expected during that period.



.Extended Forecast...



.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in

the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow after

midnight. Snow level near 7000 feet. 

.MONDAY...Rain and snow. Snow level near 8500 feet. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow level near 6500 feet

decreasing to 5000 feet after midnight. 

.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the

afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at

times. Snow level near 5000 feet decreasing to 3500 feet after

midnight. 

.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times in

the morning. Snow level near 2500 feet. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times.

Snow level near 3000 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level

near 4000 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Precipitation may be heavy at

times. Snow level near 4500 feet. 

.FRIDAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level

near 4000 feet. 



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